Conversion formula

The conversion factor from cups to gallons is 0.0625, which means that 1 cup is equal to 0.0625 gallons:

1 cup = 0.0625 gal

To convert 540 cups into gallons we have to multiply 540 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from cups to gallons. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cup → 0.0625 gal

540 cup → V_(gal)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in gallons:

V_(gal) = 540 cup × 0.0625 gal

V_(gal) = 33.75 gal

The final result is:

540 cup → 33.75 gal

We conclude that 540 cups is equivalent to 33.75 gallons:

540 cups = 33.75 gallons

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 gallon is equal to 0.02962962962963 × 540 cups.

Another way is saying that 540 cups is equal to 1 ÷ 0.02962962962963 gallons.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred forty cups is approximately thirty-three point seven five gallons:

540 cup ≅ 33.75 gal

An alternative is also that one gallon is approximately zero point zero three times five hundred forty cups.

Conversion table

cups to gallons chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from cups to gallons